The Thai Minister of Justice has called for a blanket ban on reporting these cases in the Thai media. The main stream Thai media are obliging. Thus we are seeing a medieval style witch hunt taking place in Thailand with "secret" trials in the courts.

Persons now charged under the law, which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison:

Giles Ji Ungpakorn - Associate Professor, from the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University. He is facing Lese Majeste charges for writing a book "A Coup for the Rich", which criticised the 2006 military coup.

Jakrapop Penkae - former government minister, who asked a question at the Foreign Correspondent's Club in Bangkok about what kind of Monarchy we have in Thailand.

Chotisak Oonsung - a young student who failed to stand for the King's anthem in the cinema.

Da Topedo

Boonyeun Prasertying

Jonathan Head - BBC correspondent

Harry Nicolaides - an Australia writer

Sulak Sivaraksa - social critic

Suwicha Takor - The latest person to be thrown into jail and refused bail. Charged with Lese Majeste for surfing the internet.